How To Lock Your Bike

^ Better if you have the facilities to do it. Or more expensively something like this

With a chain through it, it would be very hard to get to the bolt to undo it.

How to do it here in San Antonio. Simple combination cable lock...

.. but then the riders (the city police) do have guns and this is Texas...

I like the dedication to the cause shown here.

Idly considered doing exactly that last night when I couldn't find anywhere else to lock up. Thankfully sanity prevailed when I spotted another no parking sign across the road to use instead :/

Does a bike lock (chain/u-lock or anyother type) exist that cant be broken/cut by any type of tool (not including circular powertool) ? Or can they be cut/broken but the better ones on the market just take longer?

Fundamentally no.

There's a thread called 'locks that work' which you could read, if you like lists. And conjecture.

Tynan Paste works well apparently.

^ don't get any in your mouth though. tastes like nutella and dirt.

^ How would you know?

I like to lick other peoples bikes.

Tasty, do you have a preference as to where you like to lick?

Tasty, do you have a preference as to where you like to lick?

Their saddles, I bet.

Ok sweet ill have a gander!

Ok sweet ill have a gander!

^^ The only issues I have with mooring rings is that they only need someone to undo the bolts and then you've lost your security. Allen headed bolts with ball bearings superglued in?

interested in the ball bearing 'trick'.

Do people go for magnetic, or just glue them in.

How do you remove them if you need to? Pliers? I guess it's more of a time deterant, to just stop any old mug with an alan key whipping your seat of, rather than a total block?

I'd glue them in then use acetone to remove. Never tried magnets but I can't imagine it would be easy to remover them.

Ah didn't know about that ability of acetone; super!

Nail polish remover in other words - easily available if you don't have access to unbranded cheaper stuff

Ive got one of these style locks at work:

What are your views on the best way to lock it? Currently ive been doing D-lock through rear wheel+frame with cable lock+flexicable through front wheel frame and the cycle rack itself, but not sure if this is the best method?

Yeah,
I work on the Olympic Park and this is all that's available.
Kinda compensated for by the fact there is a security type standing next to the bike racks 24/7, but still less then ideal.

I go for D-lock through the bike rack, rear wheel and seat stay then a shackle front wheel to frame.

I go for D-lock through the bike rack, rear wheel and seat stay then a shackle front wheel to frame.

^this

Yeah,
I work on the Olympic Park and this is all that's available.
Kinda compensated for by the fact there is a security type standing next to the bike racks 24/7, but still less then ideal.

I go for D-lock through the bike rack, rear wheel and seat stay then a shackle front wheel to frame.

So you put the rear wheel of the bike into the rack? Wasnt sure the bike would stay up like that without some support?

So you put the rear wheel of the bike into the rack? Wasnt sure the bike would stay up like that without some support?

It get's plenty of support.
The a fore mentioned security chap stands there all day long shouting
"you're all doing very well"

It get's plenty of support.
The a fore mentioned security chap stands there all day long shouting
"you're all doing very well"

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to WjPrince again"

My method, can just get the Fahg around seatpost and wheel, another mm on the wheel and you wouldn't be able to.

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Wonder if anyone can help me. I'm looking for a lock like this http://www.wiggle.co.uk/abus-combiflex-202-90cm-cable-bike-lock/
but with an alarm if the cable is cut. I'm planning to mainly use it for locking a Brompton to the luggage rack on a train so I don't want the alarm to go off if it's just jostled, only if the "circuit" is broken.

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Doesnt exist but you could quite easily fashion one yourself.